Historic New England

Roamer, American's smartest car, Barley Motor Car Company, Kalamazoo, Michigan

Text on the cover reads "The only car that expresses your individuality, your tastes, your whims." Roamer cars are sold by Alfred Cutler Morse located at 705 Beacon Street in Boston, Massachusetts.

Date: 1920s

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267157

Ref. Code: EP001.12.004.001.019

Advertisement for Grover & Baker's Celebrated Premium Sewing Machines, 495 Broadway, New York, New York, April 11, 1863

The advertisement is from "Harper's weekly," April 11, 1863.

Date: 1863-04-11

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267158

Ref. Code: EP001.01.102.03.01.004

USL Stations guarantee battery repairs for eight months, United States Light & Heat Corporation, Niagara Falls, New York

USL Service Stations will repair any car batteries brought to them and will guarantee their service for eight months.

Date: 1920s

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267159

Ref. Code: EP001.12.004.001.020

Advertisement for The Blees Family and Manufacturing Sewing Machine, James Trefren, agent, 30 Avon Street, Boston, Mass., undated

The machine is noiseless and has a link motion lock-stitch.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267160

Ref. Code: EP001.01.102.03.01.005

Where's that soap? Right where you left it, if it's Texaco Auto Soap, The Texas Company, Houston, Chicago, New York

The advantages of using Texaco Auto Soap are described.

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267161

Ref. Code: EP001.12.004.001.021

Advertisement for The Light Running Domestic, Domestic Sewing-Machine Company, 96 Chambers Street, New York, New York, October 1872

The item is described as "The King of the Lock-Stitch Sewing Machines." The features of this lock-stitch sewing machine are listed in the item. The advertisement is from "Old and new," October 1872.

Date: 1872-10

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267163

Ref. Code: EP001.01.102.03.01.006

Reflex Spark Plugs, The Reflex Ignition Co., Cleveland, Ohio

The spark plugs are described in detail for customers.

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267162

Ref. Code: EP001.12.004.001.022

Yesterday today tomorrow, Selden Truck Corporation, Rochester, New York

The history of the Selden Truck Corporation is told with images of current models and the company's plans for the future. The invention of the first gas propelled road wagon in 1877 by George B. Selden is described in the item. "Baker Motor Sales Co., Inc., distributors Selden Trucks, 400 Mass. Ave....

Date: 1919

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267165

Ref. Code: EP001.12.004.001.023

Advertisement for The Light Running Domestic, Domestic Sewing-Machine Company, 96 Chambers Street, New York, New York, September 1872

The item is described as "The King of the Lock-Stitch Sewing Machines." The advertisement is from "Old and new," September 1872.

Date: 1872-09

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267164

Ref. Code: EP001.01.102.03.01.007

Advertisement for The Automatic or No Tension Sewing Machine, Willcox & Gibbs S.M. Co., 658 Broadway, New York, New York, June 1881

The item is described as "The only sewing machine in the world without a tension, adapted for hand or treadle."

Date: 1881-06

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267166

Ref. Code: EP001.01.102.03.01.008

Maxwell Motor Cars, Maxwell Motor Sales Corporation, Detroit, Michigan

Background on Maxwell car manufacture, models and the chassis is provided for customers. Images of the Corporation factories are included.

Date: 1920

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267167

Ref. Code: EP001.12.004.001.024

Advertisement for The Weed Sewing-Machine Co., manufactory, Hartford, Connecticut, undated

The ad verso has a key to the individuals shown in John Trumbull's painting "Death of General Warren at the Battle of Bunker's Hill, June 17, 1775." J. Hammett copied the painting on a Weed Sewing Machine, resulting in 8,640,000 stitches.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267172

Ref. Code: EP001.01.102.03.01.009

Pierce-Arrow, 38 and 48 h.p. models, dual valve, The Pierce-Arrow Motor Car Co., Buffalo, New York

The features and specifications of the Pierce-Arrow are provided with photographs of the models available.

Date: 1919

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267168

Ref. Code: EP001.12.004.001.025

Illustrated book about the product of the Chalmers Motor Car Company, Detroit, Michigan

Chalmers manufactures a number of models described in the book.

Date: 1920s

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267169

Ref. Code: EP001.12.004.001.026

White Bicycle, then and now portfolio, as manufactured by the White Sewing Machine Company, Cleveland, Ohio

Bicycle models and specifications are provided in the catalog. The bicycles are sold by Thomas Gaffney & Company, 107 and 109 Blackstone Street, Boston, Massachusetts.

Date: 1897

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267170

Ref. Code: EP001.12.004.002.001

Advertisement for The Florence Sewing Machine, Florence Sewing Machine Co., Florence, Mass., December 21, 22, 23, 1895

The product is available at Mrs. M.M. Smith's Millinery and Fancy Goods Store, 164 Main Street, Concord, New Hampshire. The ad is from "The meteor," December 21, 22, 23, 1895.

Date: 1895-12

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267173

Ref. Code: EP001.01.102.03.01.010

Advertisement for The Florence Sewing Machine, Florence Sewing Machine Co., Florence, Mass., February 1872

Florence Sewing Machines are the only machines to have the reversible feed and the self-adjusting shuttle tension. The product is available from Friend & Sweetser, agents, 141 Washington Street, Boston. The ad is from "Old and new," February 1872.

Date: 1872-02

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267174

Ref. Code: EP001.01.102.03.01.011

Advertisement for Singer Sewing Machines, I.M. Singer & Co., 323 Broadway, New York, New York, December 1857

The Company carries sewing machines, silk twist, machine needles and thread. A branch office is located at 47 Hanover Street, Boston, Massachusetts. The ad is from "Knickerbocker magazine," December 1857.

Date: 1857-12

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267175

Ref. Code: EP001.01.102.03.01.012

Billhead for The Domestic Sewing Machine Co., 175 B Tremont Street, Boston, Mass., dated June 28, 1892

The business premises are shown in the billhead image.

Date: 1892-06-28

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267176

Ref. Code: EP001.01.102.03.01.013

Advertisement for sewing machines, Willcox & Gibbs S.M. Co., 142 Tremont Street, corner Temple Place, Boston, Mass., November 1872

The machine is described as being silent and practical. The ad is from "Old and new," November 1872.

Date: 1872-11

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267177

Ref. Code: EP001.01.102.03.01.014

Advertisement for Grover & Baker's Highest Premium Elastic Stitch Family Sewing Machines, Grover & Baker S.M. Co., 495 Broadway, New York and 235 Fulton Street, Brooklyn, New York, November 1866

States and fairs are listed where the sewing machines have won prizes. The ad is from "Hours at home," November 1866.

Date: 1866-11

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267179

Ref. Code: EP001.01.102.03.01.015

Colors from historic Newport, authentically reproduced in Colorizer Paints, Colorizer Associates

The colors are available in all paint and enamel finishes for interior and exterior use. The reproduction is done "by exclusive warrant from the Preservation Society of Newport County." Dealers are list on the brochure verso.

Date: 1962

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 266716

Ref. Code: EP001.12.013.005.049

Label for John B. Baker & Co., saddlery & harness warehouse, 12 Court Street, Boston, Mass., undated

A man and a woman dressed in formal riding attire are shown in the image.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 266718

Ref. Code: EP001.01.100.01.02.001

Trade card for John W. Nichols, The Meriden Harness Co., harness manufacturer, 119 & 121 South Colony Street, Meriden, Connecticut, undated

The Company name is stamped on the card.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 266721

Ref. Code: EP001.01.100.01.02.002

Dutch Boy Interior Decorating Colors featuring The Dirt Fighter Latex Wall Paint, Dutch Boy Paints Coatings Group, Dutch Boy, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio

Interior paint chip samples are shown with three separate color strips done by Sherwin Williams. The brochure has a test report from Electrical Testing Laboratories, Inc., New York.

Date: 1976

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 266722

Ref. Code: EP001.12.013.005.050

Trade cards for J.H. Gerhardt, harness maker, 1858 Dorchester Avenue, Dorchester, Mass., undated

Gerhardt deals in saddlery hardware with repairing a specialty.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 266723

Ref. Code: EP001.01.100.01.02.003

Trade card for the Putnam Nail Co., Boston, Mass., undated

Text on the card verso reads "The Putnam Nail is the only hot-forged and hammer-pointed horse-shoe nail in the world." The postal address is located in Neponset, Massachusetts.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 266724

Ref. Code: EP001.01.100.01.02.004

Etchings of houses stained with Dexter Brothers English Shingle Stain, Dexter Brothers, 55 Broad Street, Boston, Mass.

Etchings of houses in New England and other parts of the country are used to promote the product. The business claims it does not wash off.

Date: 1893

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 266725

Ref. Code: EP001.12.013.006.001

Trade card for Ordway, Loring & Ricker, dealer in harness and horse clothing, 60 Franklin Street, Boston, Massachusetts, undated

The business imports saddlery hardware for customers.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 266727

Ref. Code: EP001.01.100.01.02.005

Devoe Mirrolac Stains in varnish, Devoe & Raynolds Co., Inc., New York and Chicago

Color samples and surfaces which the product can be used on are described.

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 266726

Ref. Code: EP001.12.013.006.002

Trade card for the Putnam Nail Co., Boston, Mass., 1881

The illustration caption reads "St. Julien, 2.11 1/4." Below the image it states "Copyright Clay & Richmond, Buffalo, N.Y., 1881." The card verso reads "The Only Hot-Forged and Hammer-Pointed Horse-Shoe Nail in The World." The company postal address is in Neponset, Massachusetts.

Date: 1881

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 266728

Ref. Code: EP001.01.100.01.02.006